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About M. Darusha Wehm

Darusha writes science fiction and speculative poetry as M. Darusha Wehm and mainstream poetry and fiction as Darusha Wehm. Science fiction books include: Beautiful Red, Children of Arkadia and the Andersson Dexter cyberpunk detective series. Mainstream books include the Devi Jones' Locker Young Adult series and The Home for Wayward Parrots.

Darusha's short fiction and poetry have appeared in many venues, including Terraform, Nature, Escape Pod, and several anthologies.

Originally from Canada, Darusha lives in Wellington, New Zealand after spending the past several years sailing the Pacific.

Author Updates

My new standalone science fiction novel, The Voyage of the White Cloud, is out now in paperback, ebook and audiobook.
Can home be a place you’ve never been, a place no one has ever been?
The White Cloud is the most audacious experiment the human species has ever undertaken—to search for a new Earth. The ship and its crew exist for a solitary purpose—to reach a distant planet and establish a colony. However, the vast majority of people undertaking this journey wi

‘Tis the season… the beginning of awards season, so it’s a good time to take stock. Here’s what I (will) have published this year. Short Fiction
“A Most Elegant Solution.” Terraform. April 2018 (science fiction)
“Daphne Disappeared.” The Dame Was Trouble. Coffin Hop Press. August 2018 (mystery/crime)
“Mistletoe and Holly.” Baby, It’s Cold Outside. Coffin Hop Press. Forthcoming (mystery/crime) Games
The Martian Job. Choice of Games. October 2018 (scien

I’m stoked to announce that the project I’ve been working on for the last year is out this week—and you can play the demo now! Watch the trailer… it’s awesome!
From Choice of Games:
Welcome to Mars, where one last safecracking job could nab you enough platinum to last a lifetime. But how will you pull off your heist? Do you hack into the vault, blast your way in, or finesse the locks? Can you trust your misfit team of grifters and con artists? Can they trust you?
The M

My new SF novel, The Voyage of the White Cloud, is now being serialized over on my Patreon. Each week will have a new chapter in both text and audio.
Check out the first chapter for free now!
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Coming to Patreon in July as a serialized novel in text and audio, my new standalone novel The Voyage of the White Cloud.
Can home be a place you’ve never been, a place no one has ever been?
The White Cloud is the most audacious experiment the human species has ever undertaken—to search for a new Earth. The ship and its crew exist for a solitary purpose—to reach a distant planet and establish a colony. However, the vast majority of people undertaking this journey will not live

I’m thrilled to have this short Mars exploration story up at Vice media’s SF site Terraform. Go check it out!
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My short story collection Modern Love and other stories will be released in ebook and paperback worldwide on March 14, 2018. If you want it sooner, copies of the book will be available early to members at the $3/month level of my Patreon.
Two dozen tales of far away worlds, future Earths, a reality that lives beside our own.
From childhood dreams that haunt adulthood to alien creatures trapped in a never-ending cycle to visions of a future among the stars, the stories in this

Lock it in, Canada! Here are the dates for my events for The Home for Wayward Parrots in Canada this May/June: Victoria Launch – Bolen Books – May 22nd, 7 pm – with Sarah de Leeuw and David Griffin Vancouver Launch – Massy Books – May 29th, 7 pm Edmonton Launch – Audreys Books – June 14th, 7 pm Toronto Launch – Free Times Cafe – June 21st, 6:30 pm
I hope to see you there!
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Good news for Audible fans: the complete audiobook of Pixels and Flesh is now available on Audible.
Also, the ebook has had a price drop: get it now for $3.99.
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I am so excited to be able to share with you the absolutely gorgeous cover by Kate Hargreaves for The Home for Wayward Parrots! Here is the publisher’s blurb:
Accustomed to being an only child, adoptee Brian “Gumbo” Guillemot’s teenage hobby was searching for his birth parents. After years without a lead, when he finally finds his birth mother, Kim, he’s unprepared for the boisterous instant family that comes with her.
No one, besides Kim, knows anything about Gumbo’s birth fa

It’s that time again… year in review time. I had two original and three reprint stories published this year, two poems, and book 4 in the Dex series just came out. Not bad!
Pixels and Flesh (out now!)
“Home Sick.” Escape Pod. December 2017 (R)
“War Profiteering.” Toasted Cake. October 2017 (R)
“A Wish and a Hope and a Dream.” Cast of Wonders. September 2017 (On the Nebula Awards Suggested Reading List!)
“Preventative Maintenance.”&nb

Pixels and Flesh, Book Four of the Andersson Dexter series, is out now in ebook, paperback and audiobook.
Get it now for Kindle and in paperback on Amazon, buy the ebook or audiobook directly here, or view other ebook stores.
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In the last couple of weeks, I’ve have a new short story and poem come out. Busy times!
You can read and/or listen to “A Wish and a Hope and a Dream” at Cast of Wonders and my short poem “Force Nine” is up at Liminality today.
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And here it is! The first episode of the audiobook version of Pixels and Flesh! Have a listen for free over on my Patreon site.
The podcast is a Patreon exclusive, but I’ve made the first episode public, so everyone can get a taste of what’s to come. if you like what you hear, you can join the Patreon at the Audiophile level for as little as $2 a month. Expect new episodes each week.
The ebook will be available to patrons at the $3/month or higher level as soon as the podcast

I am thrilled to share the cover and blurb for the forthcoming Andersson Dexter book, Pixels and Flesh.
After settling into a new job, new home and new living arrangements, Andersson Dexter has finally found a comfortable life in both the physical and virtual worlds. But that sense of security is blown apart when an explosion rocks Dex’s real-life Nice neighbourhood.
He and his colleagues begin an investigation into a string of seemingly senseless and random vandalism attacks,

Here’s a taste of the cover for my next book, coming in December 2017.
I’ll be revealing the full cover (which is gorgeous!) worldwide in late August, but my monthly patrons will get to see it first. Just sayin’.
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As many of you know, I love to be able to be able to share my work directly with readers. So, to that end, I’ve recently launched a Patreon site.
If you’re new to Patreon, it’s kind of like Kickstarter, but to receive ongoing content for a small monthly cost.
I’ll be releasing monthly short stories, plus other content to patrons. For the Dex fans in the house, you can get the ebook early, plus I’m working toward a goal of creating audio for the new Dex book.

A few weeks ago, I wrote “The End” on the first draft of a new book. Here’s a hint (from the opening lines):
Some of you have been asking for a new Andersson Dexter book for… a while.
At the moment, I’m planning for a worldwide release in December 2017.
If you’re new to the Dex books, the first in the series, Self Made, is available for free download at most ebookstores and directly here on the site.
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I am thrilled and delighted that Children of Arkadia was chosen to be part of the inaugural StoryBundle curated by the Science Fiction Writers of America.
The all science fiction bundle includes excellent titles by incredible authors and I am honoured to be in their company. Check out the list:
The initial titles in the SFWA Science Fiction Bundle (minimum $5 to purchase) are: Saiensu Fikushon 2016 by TOBI Hirotaka, Toh Enjoe and Taiyo Fujii B

I’m thrilled to announce that my interactive poem “if ink could flow backward” is out in the new magazine Arsenika today. It’s best viewed online here, but be sure to pick up the issue of the magazine, since the rest of it is absolutely excellent.

‘Tis the season… for awards eligibility posts.
2016 has been widely and rightly regarded as a complete shit of a year, but it was personally quite good for me in terms of publications. I published four books and five short stories (four originals) — a record year for me.
If anyone is so inclined to make awards nominations, my short stories are eligible for the Hugo, Nebula, Aurora and Sir Julius Vogel Awards. My eligible works this year are:
“Reflections on a Life

Good news, audiobook fans! The Andersson Dexter series is now on Audible and I have a few promo codes for Act of Will to give away. Just enter the Rafflecopter giveaway by joining my (very low traffic) mailing list to be in to win! Act of Will Audible giveaway
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A few days ago, I saw a great idea posted by S.L. Huang: #FictionFightsBack. The gist is to use fiction as a way to support organizations that are doing the hard work of protecting people’s rights and fighting authoritarianism.
I decided right then that I’d put together a box set of the complete Andersson Dexter series and commit to donate all sales to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. So, I did and it’s available now.
Get the omnibus of all three books in the series he

Just in time for Halloween, you can read my new short story “Bodies in Rest, Bodies in Motion” here on my website.
It’s a holiday piece about human/machine interaction, human/human interaction and amazing costumes.
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